A veritable military poker game is being played before our eyes at stakes the world has not seen in over 20 years. On the one hand, we have the American military, which in recent weeks has gathered forces around Iran that the world has not seen since 2003, when the US military and its allies were preparing to attack Iraq. On the other hand, the authorities in Tehran are sending signals that the worst is coming and that they may actually call what is probably the biggest US military bluff in history.
What fighters flew to the Middle East?
Who made the decision to extend the aircraft carrier's mission?
What signals is Iran sending in response to American actions?
When might a decision about a US attack be made?
The photo shows an F-16CJ fighterTech. Sgt. Michael Ammons / Public Domain/US Air Force
Iran is preparing for the worst-case scenario
The authorities in Tehran are, on the one hand, preparing for the worst, and on the other hand, they are trying to show that an attack on their country may cost the Americans dearly. Satellite images indicate that Iran has already buried the entrances to the Isfahan nuclear complex and covered the Parchin installations with a “concrete sarcophagus”, and recently conducted exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, during which showed a completely new weapon.
This is a new version of the Sayyad-3 anti-aircraft missile with a range of approximately 150 km, which apparently has already been integrated with Iran's state-of-the-art Shahid Soleimani-class missile corvette. It is easy to guess that this display is, in turn, a signal sent to Washington, although it is difficult to expect it to have any major impact on Trump's decision to attack.
So when will we find out whether Iran will call the American president's bluff and reject the White House's demands regarding its nuclear program? At this point, everything indicates that a potential decision on a US attack will be made in the coming weeks, although some sources even talk about the next weekend of February 21-22.
